SM U-136[Note 1] was one of the 329 submarines serving in the Imperial German Navy in World War I.
U-136 was engaged in the naval warfare and took part in the First Battle of the Atlantic.[3]
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| History |
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| Name | U-136 |
| Ordered | 27 May 1916 |
| Builder | Kaiserliche Werft Danzig |
| Laid down | 23 November 1916 |
| Launched | 7 November 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 August 1918 |
| Fate |
- Surrendered to France 23 February 1919
- Broken up at Cherbourg in 1921
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| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Type U 127 submarine |
| Displacement |
- 1,175 t (1,156 long tons) surfaced
- 1,534 t (1,510 long tons) submerged
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| Length | |
| Beam |
- 7.54 m (24 ft 9 in) o/a
- 4.85 m (15 ft 11 in) pressure hull
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| Height | 9.46 m (31 ft) |
| Draught | 4.26 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power |
- 2 × MAN diesel engines, 3,400 bhp (2,500 kW) total
- 2 × diesel generators for surface dash, 890 brake horsepower (660 kW) total
- 2 × electric motors, 1,670 shp (1,240 kW) total
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| Propulsion | 2 × propeller shafts |
| Speed |
- 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) surfaced
- 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) submerged
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| Range |
- 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
- 50 nmi (93 km; 58 mi) at 4.5 knots (8.3 km/h; 5.2 mph) submerged
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| Test depth | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Complement | 44 men |
| Armament | |
| Service record |
| Part of: |
- III Flotilla
- unknown start – 11 November 1918
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| Commanders: |
- Kptlt. Hermann Menzel[2]
- 15 August – 11 November 1918
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| Operations: |
None |
| Victories: |
None |
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